13 Ngaba akuyivanga na, nkosi yam, into endiyenzileyo ngokuya uJezebhele ebebulala abashumayeli bakaNdikhoyo? Kaloku ndathatha ikhulu labashumayeli bakaNdikhoyo, ndalifihla emiqolombeni, ndafaka amashumi amahlanu kuwo ngamnye, ndaza ndamana ndibapha ukutya namanzi.
14 Uze ke wena ngoku uthi mandiye enkosini yam, ndiyixelele ndithi: ‘Nanku uEliya.’ Ngenene angandibulala!”
15 UEliya wathi: “Ekho nje uNdikhoyo uSomandla lo ndimkhonzayo, inene, ngayo yona le mini ndiza kubonana noAhabhi.”
16 Ke kaloku uObhadiya wemka, waza ke wadibana naye uAhabhi, wamxelela. Ke uAhabhi wahamba, waza wabonana noEliya.
17 Akubona uEliya uAhabhi wathi: “Ngaba nguwe lowo, wena ohlisela amaSirayeli intlekele?”
18 UEliya waphendula ngelithi: “Khange ndiwahlisele mna intlekele amaSirayeli. Kodwa nguwe nendlu kayihlo lo uhlisele amaSirayeli intlekele. Imithetho kaNdikhoyo uyityeshele, waza walandelana nooBhali.
19 Khawubaqokelele bonke abantu bakwaSirayeli, ukuze ndihlangane nabo phezu kwentaba iKarmele. Uze ungabashiyi abashumayeli bakaBhali abamakhulu mane namashumi amahlanu, kananjalo nabashumayeli baka-Ashera abamakhulu mane, abo batya kwisithebe sikaJezebhele.”